12/16/09

Dirk’s surgical consult was this morning. In preparation, we did some research about the procedure last night. The more sites we looked at, the worse things looked. The bottom line was this: unless Dirk gets the bicep fixed within a month of injury, it may look like a fruit rollup forevermore.

I woke up this morning to a world where the season was over. It was not a good feeling.

Dirk called me at school several hours later. After seeing two specialists, he was booked for surgery…one week after our trip. Yes, we will make Bohemia and Utah. I’ve never been so excited for two trips. I had written off the season, but part of it was somehow saved.

After surgery, Dirk will need weeks and weeks of rest, but the April trip is still good possibility. We haven’t even officially canceled Tahoe in February; we’re going to see how things go. So, the season is not a total loss.

Another bonus is that knowing Dirk was out of commission from January to February motivated me to finally give in to all the kids begging me to start a ski/snowboard club at our school. Each Tuesday during January and February 35-50 students will get to experience the awesomeness of riding – some for the first time. Plus, I’ll get to make a few turns myself.